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Don Mattingly will return to manage the Marlins in 2018, according to president of baseball operations Michael Hill.

The only reason this was even necessary to announce is that new Marlins boss Derek Jeter wouldn't guarantee Mattingly's return last month. Be it due to not having a candidate they prefer or just the fact that he's under contract, it appears that any rumors involving Mattingly not managing Miami were just that. Fri, Nov 10, 2017 08:26:00 AM

Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports that the sale of the Marlins to the ownership group led by Derek Jeter and Bruce Sherman closed Monday morning.

That means that ownership has changed hands from unpopular owner Jeffrey Loria to the Jeter/Sherman group. It was reported last week that the other 29 owners around MLB approved the sale, which comes with a price tag of $1.2 billion. An official press conference is expected sometime this week. Jeter is expected to take charge of baseball operations and there have already been some changes happening in the organization. The big question for the club this winter is whether they'll attempt to trade MLB home run leader Giancarlo Stanton. Mon, Oct 2, 2017 12:39:00 PM

Douglas Hanks of the Miami Herald reports that retired Yankees great Derek Jeter and former Florida governor Jeb Bush have teamed up on a bid to buy the Marlins.

The two were thought to be part of competing groups but have now apparently joined forces. The big money for the bid is probably coming from other (more silent) sources anyway. Jeter carries obvious baseball cachet and Jeb's brother George W. was a well-liked part-owner of the Texas Rangers for a number of years. The Jeter-Jeb ownership group could probably get quick approval from Major League Baseball if its purchase price is right. Jeffrey Loria, the Marlins' current owner, is reportedly seeking more than $1.5 billion. Wed, Apr 19, 2017 02:42:00 PM

Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports that the Marlins are expected to name Mike Pagliarulo as their new hitting coach.

Pagliarulo will replace Barry Bonds, who lasted just one season as hitting coach. There was reportedly a rift between Bonds and manager Don Mattingly. Pagliarulo was teammates with Mattingly from 1984-1989 with the Yankees. He most recently served as hitting coach with the Pirates' Triple-A team in 2014. Tue, Nov 8, 2016 03:45:00 PM

Marlins manager Don Mattingly said Wednesday that Wei-Yin Chen (elbow) is not expected to be ready for Opening Day.

Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill suggested last week that Chen could have a spot in the club's Opening Day rotation, but Mattingly pumped the brakes on that idea on the first official day of spring training. Chen has been trying to rehab a partial tear of the UCL in his left elbow, rather than undergo Tommy John surgery. He's due $10 million in 2018 plus an $8 million deferred bonus. Chen also carries a $20 million guarantee in 2019 and a $22 million guarantee in 2020. Derek Jeter couldn't shed this albatross.